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“It is said that when Titian was working on a portrait of. Charles V he dropped his paintbrush, which the Emperor picked up. At this, Titian knelt before him, saying, ‘Sire, a servant of yours does not deserve such an honour’, to which diaries replied ’Titian is worthy to be served by Caesar.”
“It is said that when Titian was working on a portrait of Charles V he dropped his paintbrush, which the Emperor picked up. At this, Titian knelt before him, saying, ‘Sire, a servant of yours does not deserve such an honour’, to which diaries replied ‘Titian is worthy to be served by Caesar.’”
The story, from Ridolfi, is almost certainly an invention, but it is well documented that Charles V and Titian were close friends.
It’s intriguing to me that there’s no paint on the floor anywhere. Could that be a deliberate subtle comment by Bergeret?
See https://academic.oup.com/oaj/article-abstract/2/2/7/1536295/Titian-as-a-Court-Painter for the article.
has info and links that point to info about this painting (best viewed by Google Chrome – can automatically translate linked pages, if necessary).
http://www.wga.hu/bio_m/b/bergeret/biograph.html
has info about this artist.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #1669 (March 21, 2017) entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box below the last comment; so, I won’t point to it here.
BE THIS GUY about 8 years ago
“If you don’t like the job I’m doing, why don’t you do it yourself?”
Bilan about 8 years ago
When I asked you to paint me, I didn’t mean my nails.
orinoco womble about 8 years ago
The portrait looks more like the artist than the model, I have to say.
J Short about 8 years ago
Sorry, I’m tapped out, but you can keep the curtains.
Ratbrat about 8 years ago
Sir, get back under the dryer. Your hair is still damp.
Knightman Premium Member about 8 years ago
Here take this pill and her music will sound better!!!
rugeirn about 8 years ago
“It is said that when Titian was working on a portrait of. Charles V he dropped his paintbrush, which the Emperor picked up. At this, Titian knelt before him, saying, ‘Sire, a servant of yours does not deserve such an honour’, to which diaries replied ’Titian is worthy to be served by Caesar.”
rugeirn about 8 years ago
Sorry for the typos.
“It is said that when Titian was working on a portrait of Charles V he dropped his paintbrush, which the Emperor picked up. At this, Titian knelt before him, saying, ‘Sire, a servant of yours does not deserve such an honour’, to which diaries replied ‘Titian is worthy to be served by Caesar.’”
The story, from Ridolfi, is almost certainly an invention, but it is well documented that Charles V and Titian were close friends.
It’s intriguing to me that there’s no paint on the floor anywhere. Could that be a deliberate subtle comment by Bergeret?
See https://academic.oup.com/oaj/article-abstract/2/2/7/1536295/Titian-as-a-Court-Painter for the article.
Funny_Ha_Ha about 8 years ago
Artist and subject share some righteous chronic.
maltmash3r about 8 years ago
Musicians really go for artists… here your majesty try it and see!
PO' DAWG about 8 years ago
It made Titian see red
Honorable Mention In The Banjo Toss Premium Member about 8 years ago
“I paid her an extra ducat, and she’s going to sing that bawdy one. Yeah, fist bump, dude.”
MeGoNow Premium Member about 8 years ago
Sire? You want me to pull your finger again?
mabrndt about 8 years ago
2 URLs (copy each as one line):
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pierre-Nolasque_Bergeret_-_Charles_V_Picking_up_Titian%27s_Paintbrush_-_WGA01942.jpg
has info and links that point to info about this painting (best viewed by Google Chrome – can automatically translate linked pages, if necessary).
http://www.wga.hu/bio_m/b/bergeret/biograph.html
has info about this artist.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #1669 (March 21, 2017) entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box below the last comment; so, I won’t point to it here.
UpaCoCoCreek Premium Member about 8 years ago
… everyone’s a critic!
danketaz Premium Member about 8 years ago
One, two, three, four. I declare a thumb war.